Reflection of Course

I really enjoyed EDM310. Before I took EDM310, I did not know what a blog was. I now have two blogs, a class blog and a professional blog. When I start teaching I plan on using a class blog for announcements, assignments, and parent reminders. I really liked doing the blog reading assignments it helped me to venture outside what I normally read. The class discussions about the blog reading assignments were extremely helpful because of the different views people had. I liked the Google Presentation we did too! It was very interesting to learn about my classmates. I did not like doing the Pod cast it was very tedious and time consuming. Overall I really enjoyed this class. I have a better knowledge of Google and a lot of information to take with me that can be used in the classroom.

Twitter

I am not interested in using Twitter. I suppose if I had a lot of free time and no life I could use Twitter to follow my friends. The only way Twitter would serve as a positive tool is if one lived all alone, far away from their family. It would be a great way to overcome loneliness. As a teacher I don't see a need for Twitter because I would want a private life outside the classroom.

About Me

I am a full time student at the University of South Alabama. I am working on my Batchlor's degree in Elementary Education. I hope to eventually receive a Master's Degree in counseling.

Podcasts

I listened to several educational pod casts. I found them very interesting. The pod casts had neat sound effects. The casts are also very informative.

The first podcast I listened to was Smart Board Lessons with Ben Hazzard and Joan Badger. It had music in the background and cool sound effect.

The second podcast I listened to was KidCast #59. This podcast contained some neat ideas about how to use pod casting in the classroom. It suggested giving students a copy of a podcast and letting them edit it. The cast suggested allowing students to pause the cast and put their opinions in.

The next podcast I listened to was ProQuest. This cast contained very useful information about investigating articles on the web. This cast taught me to investigate due to biased informational groups that put information the web. Instead of sending students to the web it is better to send them to Textbook on the Internet.

The final cast I listened to was Macbreak its a great show with guys talking about technology. My overall experience listening to the pod casts was very informative. I subscribed to two pod casts.

http://greenschool.org/
Wow! Someone in the class suggested that everone check the Green School out and I am really glad I did. The school is made out of bamboo and has mud walls. It seems really neat! I would love to teach there.

International School

http://shurenschool.wordpress.com/
The Shu Ren International school has a blog with announcements. The Shu Ren school posted an invitation to celebrate the year of the Ox. The school put a reminder about receiving a discount for early registration. The school is now on Facebook too.

A Teacher's Blog

http://blogs.glnd.k12.va.us/teachers/mfinsterwald/
Mrs. Finsterwald,a fourth grade teacher uses her blog for class announcements. She posts the spelling words for the week. She also has a reminder about when yearbook orders are due. Her blog even has a reminder about the Valentines Day party.